Re: Switch off .swp-files and backup files only when editing a certain file

Hi,

thank you for all the help!
Will try it out!

Best regards,
mcc



justrajdeep <justrajdeep@gmail.com> [14-02-13 02:44]:
> On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 11:26:53 AM UTC+5:30, Gary Johnson wrote:
> > On 2014-02-12, meino cramer wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I want to swicth off vim (good!) behaviour of creating a backup file
> >
> > > (*~) and a swap file (*.swp) in way, that they not only will created
> >
> > > and deleted afterwards, but the should not created in first place at
> >
> > > all.
> >
> > > ....and this should only happen, when a cerain file (path+filename as
> >
> > > identification) will be edited.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Background:
> >
> > > The certain file is the configuration file of a small embedded device,
> >
> > > which I can mount like an usbstick.
> >
> > > If I will forget to delete those files afterwards, I will screw up
> >
> > > this little thing.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > How can I do this?
> >
> >
> >
> > For the backup file, you can add the path to your file to the
> >
> > 'backupskip' option.
> >
> >
> >
> > For the swapfile, you just need to reset 'swapfile' in the buffer
> >
> > containing your file. I think the following will work.
> >
> >
> >
> > au BufNewFile,BufRead /path/to/your/file setlocal noswapfile
> >
> >
> >
> > Note that I have not tested any of that. I just read some help
> >
> > entries and it seems like those ought to work. See
> >
> >
> >
> > :help 'backupskip'
> >
> > :help 'swapfile'
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Gary
>
> This might be useful http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=89
>
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